[CMake] output a string instead of a list

[Peter Kümmel]

Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> This is driving me nuts.  I have a list of compiler flags:
> 
> GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY(EXCESSIVE_CPPFLAGS_LIST
>  DIRECTORY ${Chicken_SOURCE_DIR}
>  DEFINITIONS
> )
> 
> I want to turn this list into a string with NO SEMICOLONS.  I need to
> shove this into a .scm file and semicolons won't be appreciated.  I keep
> trying all these different FOREACH and STRING functions, and nothing
> works!  I always end up with semicolons.  What's the answer?  It's like
> CMake is too smart about string handling, the double quotes " " always
> have side effects.  It won't let me manipulate a plain old dumb string.
> 
> This failed:
> STRING(REPLACE ";" " " EXCESSIVE_CPPFLAGS "${EXCESSIVE_CPPFLAGS_LIST}")
> 
> This failed:
> MACRO(TO_STRING list string)
>  SET(${string} "")
>  FOREACH(elem ${${list}})
>    SET(${string} "${${string}} ${elem}")
>  ENDFOREACH(elem)
> ENDMACRO(TO_STRING)
> 
> Everything I try fails.  HEEEELLLLPPPP!!!!!
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Brandon Van Every

Have you tried "${Chicken_SOURCE_DIR}"?

Peter